Notes / Commercial Description:
An unfiltered, unfettered, unprecedented brown ale aged in handmade wooden brewing vessels. The caramel and vanilla complexity unique to this beer comes from the exotic Paraguayan Palo Santo wood from which these tanks were crafted. Palo Santo means "holy tree," and its wood has been used in South American wine-making communities.

Originally had this on tap at the World of Beer in Pensacola, Florida, been buying ever since. Bought 12 fl oz bottle from grocery store chilled for 48 hours and poured into snifter.

Look: Pours black with visible viscosity with one finger brown head that dissipates to lacing.

Smell: Nose is forward with sweet malts, dark chocolate, and a hint of coffee. Lingering notes of cut hardwood and molasses.

Taste: Follows the nose but heavier on the bourbon/vanilla notes from the wood. Lingering mildly bitter aftertaste of baker's chocolate and black coffee. Extremely well balanced and dangerously sippable for the 12% abv.

Body: Thick and syrupy but lightened considerably by the high carbonation. Mild coating left on tongue.

Overall: While I have never been disappointed by a Dogfish Head product, this is by far and away my favorite. Very rare too find a readily available brew that hits all the right notes like this one.

L: pours darkish brown, looks black in the glass with small head that fades fast
S: sweet dark malt, toffee and slight oak
T: just like the nose but with the highlight being a chocolate malt finish.
F: smooth, abv hidden well, but highly carbonated

Very dark brown with a super persistent, creamy, dark tan head leaving streaky patches of lacing. Aroma is dried dark fruits and booze. Taste is much the same with some sweet caramel and vanilla. Smooth and creamy mouthfeel with a nice warming sensation of the big ABV. Excellent beer!

Pours a deep dark brown with a small, light brown head. Smells like toasted malts, burnt brown sugar, and dark fruit. Can definitely sniff the booze too. Dates and brown sugar taste stand out the most, but lots of vanilla as well and can just make out the caramel, especially as it warms. Mouthfeel is smooth and lighter than I would expect for how long it takes me to finish off the glass. Overall it's a very good beer. I'm surprised by how fruity and yet rich/dark it is.

This pours near black with a thin creamy dark tan head (looks like bcbs). Leaves dripping tan, oily lace on the glass. Tastes big and boozy! The Palo Santo wood gives this brown ale a unique sweet caramel and vanilla flavor. Costs the same as dragons milk and I like it slightly better. Best beer I've had from Dogfish Head yet, and one of the best I've had period.

Color is dark brown bordering on black. There's a smattering tan bubbles across the top. Has a sweet and roasty aroma consisting of cacao, cinnamon, brown sugar, plum and roasted malts. Tastes of deep rich caramel, roasted malt, currant, cacao, gum, herbal hops and wood, all taking their perfect positions on the stage. Smooth and goes down more like a 6 per-center. Complex and concerted.

Just when you think it's safe to forget the big guys, you find a beer like this and realize why they will always have their place at the table.

About half way through the 12oz. of this unique beverage.
Dark and mysterious, rich in mouthfeel, warming due to 12% Abv, thanks. Complexities are unlimited, dependent upon your imagination. Mine tells me, malty caramel, vanilla, woodsy hints.
I'll stop there, just to add, this is a nice change of pace. Sip it slo, it's good to go. Not for wimps. Would absolutely buy again, to treat myself, and friends of high regard.

Wanted to love it, love its background, love its construction and delivery. Liked it a lot. Executed on the objective, maybe not overwhelmingly great though. Malts seemed to outweigh the wood options. Very good.